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Keen Learner & Explo... • 4m

The teen with 50 Lakh+ in Bank This is the story of the founder of one of the biggest hotel chains of India - Ritesh Agarwal Ritesh was born in a Marwari family in Bissam Cuttack, Orissa with three siblings. And was brought up in Titilagarh. His father Ramesh Agarwal operated a small shop. From a very early age Ritesh wanted to be an entrepreneur. After he went to Kota for studies he realised that studing for 16 - 18 hours straight was not his cup of tea. Thus he secretly started exploring northern India and but he did not had much money so he started doing part time and while in train he would write 100s of emails to hotels saying "Please let me accomodate for free I am going to do something big in hotel chains". During his stay in various hotels Ritesh soon discovered the problem for which the hotel's customers faced - "Experience". That's when he dropped college and he became the first Indian to win the Thiel Fellowship, which awarded him $100,000 (50L+) to found Oyo rooms.

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VC enthu • 7m

Oyo's Secret co-founder? We all know Ritesh Agarwal as the founder and the face of Oyo, but how many of you know that Oyo, in its initial days used to have a co-founder. When Ritesh was 18, and he was looking to raise funds for his startup, Ventu

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From a Dropout to a Billion-Dollar Empire – The OYO Story At 17, Ritesh Agarwal dropped out of college with a dream to revolutionize the hospitality industry. Facing rejections, financial struggles, and skepticism, he kept pushing forward. What sta

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Anonymous

Hey I am on Medial • 1m

Please bring in Ritesh Agarwal to the platform

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Anonymous

Hey I am on Medial • 22d

If Ritesh Agarwal has so much conviction about this platform then why hasn't he joined yet and use this for his social media? If he starts using Medial thousands of followers will join. Just my thoughts.

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Anonymous

Hey I am on Medial • 9m

If I contact ritesh Agarwal (founder of OYO) will he help me or guide me to build my startup ?

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MK

Hey I am on Medial • 2m

OYO has raised INR 550 Cr (about $65 Mn) from its founder Ritesh Agarwal’s Redsprig Innovation Partners. Redsprig Innovation is a venture capital firm headed by Agarwal. In November last year, Inc42 reported that Agarwal was looking to increase his

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Taj Hotels, part of the Tata’s Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), is the world's strongest hotel brand, with a 45% increase in brand value to $545 million. Source:MoneyControl

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Anonymous

Hey I am on Medial • 10m

Is Ritesh Agarwal (Founder of OYO) is also an angle investor?

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I'm just a normal gu... • 15d

OYO is on track to achieve an EBITDA of ₹1,550 crore in FY25, up from its earlier target of ₹1,200 crore, founder Ritesh Agarwal announced at TiEcon Mumbai 2025. The increase is driven by OYO’s $525 million acquisition of U.S.-based G6 Hospitality,

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Trivias Around start... • 7m

A Brief Timeline: Ritesh Agarwal Picture Ritesh Agarwal, born in 1993 in Odisha, India. At just 13, he's already hustling, selling SIM cards and making his first entrepreneurial strides. By 16, he's earned enough to buy his first computer for ₹50,00